Land Use Data for Latitude 46.75 Longitude 10.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Alpe di Cavallaccio nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Biotopo Ontaneto di Sluderno
Biotopo Vegetazione Steppica Sonnenberg
Gurgler Kamm
Ortles - Monte Madaccio nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Ultimo - Solda nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Val di Fosse nel Parco Naturale Gruppo di Tessa

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Pigs

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.